Neighbors to Eyüp Sultan

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa RaḥmatuLlāhi wa Barakātuh. A‘ūdhu BiLlāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. BismiLlāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi RasūliLlāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Sheikh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Sheikh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad. Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

(Qur’ān 03:26). “Quli Allāhumma Mālika Al-Mulki Tu'utī Al-Mulka Man Tashā'u Wa Tanziu Al-Mulka MimmanTashā'u Wa Tuizzu Man Tashā'u Wa Tudhillu Man Tashā'u ◌ Biyadika Al-Khayru ◌ 'Innaka `Alá Kulli Shay'in Qadīrun”, ‘Say, "O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, the dominion belongs to Him ﷻ. Everything is His ﷻ. He ﷻ raises whom He ﷻ wills and lowers whom He ﷻ wills, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Why are we saying this? Shukr to Allāh ﷻ years ago, with the intention of being neighbors of Eyüp Sultan, as Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim said, we moved into several places to be there, to be neighbors and serve there. Ten years ago, there were some people who wanted to do conduct a deal. In return for that deal, we were supposed to receive a finished building. The agreement was that they take the job without having to pay anything out of their own pockets. We were supposed to move into a finished building. But with them stalling saying “today, tomorrow” they didn’t do it. When they didn’t do it, we did it elsewhere. Finally, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we now have this land and building from yesterday. It’s progressing step by step, shukr to Allāh ﷻ.

Why am I saying this? So, if the property belonged to those people - it means Allāh ﷻ must have not destined it for them. At first, we were angry and upset about that. They didn’t keep their promises. We went back and forth. They kept stalling, “We could do it, we couldn’t do it.” So years passed. Yesterday, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, the building was almost finished, Masha’Allah. We said, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla did not want this goodness for them.

He ﷻ did not want it. It means that property does not belong to them. Property belongs to Allāh ﷻ. Through the small contributions of the brothers, murīds, the lovers, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, this service will be completed and finished without needing them, in shā’a Llāh. That service will remain until the Day of Judgment, with Allāh’s ﷻ permission. It is a waqf (endowment). It has been endowed for the soke of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla until the Day of Judgment. The one who makes the waqf wins, he becomes Azīz (honored). And the one who doesn’t, that is, the one who makes a promise and doesn’t keep it, becomes Dhalīl (worthless). No matter how much he does, even if he owns the whole world, he is Dhalīl. Dhalīl means worthless, has no significance.

Therefore, one shouldn’t be angry. It is Allāh’s ﷻ will. Whoever He ﷻ wills becomes honored, close to Allāh ﷻ, and in a high rank. Azīz means having a high rank, dignified, honorable and exalted. Dhalīl means lowness, insignificance, being worthless. Therefore, there’s no need to be angry or upset. Allāh ﷻ willed it this way. He ﷻ granted some. He ﷻ made some Azīz (honored), and made some Dhalīl (dishonored). Therefore, there’s no need to be angry or annoyed about it. Everything should be left to Allāh’s ﷻ decree. May Allāh ﷻ make us among the honored (Azīz), among those who keep their promises. May He ﷻ make us true owners of dominion. This dominion is the dominion of the Hereafter, not worldly dominion. Waqf that is for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ is His ﷻ dominion. What matters is who He ﷻ grants His ﷻ dominion to. May He ﷻ grant us from His ﷻ dominion that brings us honor, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with us. May Allāh ﷻ grant us all the opportunity to establish many more such endowments and charitable works, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with us. May Allāh ﷻ make us all among His ﷻ accepted servants. May He ﷻ make us among those who give without fear, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 12 January 2026/ 23 Rajab 1447 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul